Semester Final

In 1543, __ published his views of Earth and other planets revolving around the Sun.

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Magellan

• Galileo

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

The 24 hour period when the Earth turns on its axis is called its

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

A ___ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

A ____ occurs when the Sun moves directly between the Earth and Moon and throws a shadow on Earth.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

How often does Earth rotate?

• 1 time every 24 hours

• 1 time every 365 days

• Every other day

• 1 time every 12 hours

Which term means everything revolves around the Earth?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Aphelion

• Perihelion

The Earth’s average distance from the sun is __________ million kilometers.

• 75

• 107

• 150

• 23.5

Which term means everything revolves around the sun?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Aphelion

• Perhilion

Which term describes the shape of the Earth's orbit?

• circle

• retrograde

• elliptical

• precession